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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the assessment of the foreign national's request for release outside the detention extension hearings

Article L743-18

…ional applies to the court for release outside the detention extension hearings pursuant to article L. 742-8, may reject the application without first summoning the parties if it appears that no new f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-18

Persons registered on the lists of sworn brokers mentioned in article L. 131-12 may, in the activities reserved for these brokers, refer to their status as "courtier de marchandises assermenté près la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-18

Without prejudice to the provisions taken in application of article L. 4111-6 of the Labour Code andarticle 60 bis of the Customs Code, or to the provisions laid down in the articles of this chapter,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-18

During the meeting provided for in Article L. 4422-8 and after electing its standing committee, the Assembly of Corsica shall elect from among its members the Executive Council of Corsica and its Pres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18

…ion venue that fails to comply with the requirements of I of this article, 3° of I or II of article L. 533-10, articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-12-4 and articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-18

When a company referred to in article L. 160-10 or a société civile de placement immobilier (non-trading real estate investment company) adopts the system for variable-capital real estate investment c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-18

…iday vouchers. Holiday grants awarded, where applicable, by the establishments mentioned in article L. 344-2 of the Social Action and Family Code may be paid in the form of holiday vouchers.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 615-17, the civil actions and claims referred to in the first paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-18

…ts of the Corsican local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in Article L. 1414-1 ;8° An appendix showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contrac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-18

…to relieve the statutory auditor of his duties in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle L. 823-7 of the Commercial Code. The Autorité des marchés financiers may also report the infringemen…

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